Butternut Squash Gratin is a delicious and unique variation to your traditional gratin with squash and Gouda. Perfect for a Thanksgiving side dish recipe.
Butternut Squash Gratin
For Day 5 of our Week of Thanksgiving Side Dish Recipes, we have a variation of your traditional gratin potatoes. This Butternut squash gratin includes 2 types of squash, plus creamy Gouda to make this gratin one of a kind.
What you’ll need:
- 1 butternut squash (3 pound)
- 1 spaghetti squash (3 pound)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream or half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cups grated Gouda cheese
Directions for Butternut Squash Gratin
1. Cut butternut squash and spaghetti squash in half length-wise. Remove and discard seeds.
2. Place squash , cut sides up in a lightly greased baking dish
or cookie sheet. Drizzle with butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Bake 40 minutes at 450°.
3. Use a fork to scrape the inside of the spaghetti squash to remove strands and place in a large bowl. Scoop pulp from butternut squash and coarsely chop. Toss with spaghetti squash.
4. Stir together cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1/2 cup brown sugar in a separate mixing bowl.
5. Thinly slice potatoes. I like to use a cheese shaver like this one
to make my potatoes thin and uniform.
6. Warm cream in a medium saucepan. Warm until steaming but not boiling.
7. In a 9″x13″ baking dish we’ll now layer as follows:
- 1 layer of potatoes
- 1/2 of the squash mixture
- 1/2 of the brown sugar mixture
- 1 cup Gouda
- 3/4 cup cream
- 1 layer of potatoes
- 1 cup Gouda
- 1 cup cream
- 1 layer of potatoes
- remaining squash mixture
- remaining sugar mixture
- 1 cup Gouda
- 1 cup cream
- 1 layer potatoes
- 1 cup Gouda
- remaining cream
8. Bake covered with foil at 450° for one hour. Remove foil and and bake another 25 minutes, or until golden and potatoes are cooked through. It will still be runny when you pull it out of the oven. But don’t worry! Just let it set for 20 minutes and it will firm up.
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Butternut Squash Gratin
Ingredients
- 1 butternut squash 3 pound
- 1 spaghetti squash 3 pound
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream or half-and-half
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 cups grated Gouda cheese
Instructions
- Cut butternut squash and spaghetti squash in half length-wise. Remove and discard seeds.
- Place squash , cut sides up in a lightly greased baking dish or cookie sheet. Drizzle with butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Bake 40 minutes at 450°.
- Use a fork to scrape the inside of the spaghetti squash to remove strands and place in a large bowl. Scoop pulp from butternut squash and coarsely chop. Toss with spaghetti squash.
- Stir together cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1/2 cup brown sugar in a separate mixing bowl.
- Thinly slice potatoes. I like to use a cheese shaver like this one
- to make my potatoes thin and uniform.
- Warm cream in a medium saucepan. Warm until steaming but not boiling.
- In a 9"x13" baking dish we'll now layer as follows: 1 layer of potatoes, 1/2 of the squash mixture, 1/2 of the brown sugar mixture, 1 cup Gouda, 3/4 cup cream, 1 layer of potatoes, 1 cup Gouda, 1 cup cream, 1 layer of potatoes, remaining squash mixture, remaining sugar mixture, 1 cup Gouda, 1 cup cream, 1 layer potatoes, 1 cup Gouda
- remaining cream
- Bake covered with foil at 450° for one hour. Remove foil and and bake another 25 minutes, or until golden and potatoes are cooked through. It will still be runny when you pull it out of the oven. But don't worry! Just let it set for 20 minutes and it will firm up.
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Hmmm I like ‘gratin and I like butternut squash so this is going to be a must try for sure. Your recipe for Butternut squash au gratin sounds delish and the end pictures make my mouth water! nom nom nom!
This looks like a great idea for a Thanksgiving side dish! For sure will be pinning this one.
Oh, my!! This looks and sounds delicious! I’ve raised a few butternuts this summer and will be using them to make this gratin. Thanks for the recipe!
This sounds amazing! Thank you for linking up to Party Time and we hope to see you again next week!